Tutorial

chromabrowse opens to your Desktop by default. Select any folder in a chromabrowse window to display its contents in a new window to the right.

Selecting a different folder will replace this window. You can continue selecting items to build a chain of windows expanding to the right.

Select an image or other file to preview its contents.

chromabrowse also supports keyboard navigation. Use the up/down arrows to select items in the current window, and Tab/Shift-Tab to navigate between windows.

If you drag the left-most window, all windows to the right will stay attached. You can also resize any window, and the other windows will remain glued to its edge.

Drag the right-most window to separate it from its parent. This ensures that the window will stay open and can be moved around independently.

When you detach a window from its parent, it gains a left-arrow icon in its corner. Clicking this (or pressing Shift-Tab) will open the containing folder to the left.

Every chromabrowse window contains an embedded instance of File Explorer. This means it supports most the same keyboard shortcuts and actions: you can right-click, drag-and-drop, and cut-and-paste files just as in File Explorer. You can also right-click the window background to access different view modes such as Large Icons or Details.

Just as with other Windows programs, you can middle-click or shift-click the chromabrowse icon in the taskbar to launch a new instance of the program, opening a new Desktop window.